The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-12-17
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CITY III qRb q6n(Atted Hbott lou 90 people,
two thirds OF Whom we're 1egr0es-0f every
shade Of color, from the freshly imported
Jet black African, down TO the native black!
and,tan, whose color had been bleached 10
the faintest shade by the admixture of
several generations Of white bloodh 1t was
a walled city, after the European style,
with three large gates of entrance, which
were closed every evening at o O'Clock, and
opened every morning at A O'clock. byla
signal fired frumr-big gun at Fort Marc.
The. Walls were thirty feet high on the
outer edge *hickl was Tperbehditdhaf lock.
Work, sIahtRhg Back BY I" .gtattdf sfdpe of
of eaFftdhl.po making item very sstfohg, audit,
was surmounted BY cannon at close inter
ysls 81 VT beS0pd sibbJwall was deep
ithy ndriser % Shai at 4
,nim ents uihiee ahs ,iiehieonhl I've lopde1
rs can, 'sasllthsaal 41ptes1len, aatW be- yond
this i6Wer wall, over which tfe gais
-e9aId,set iatAfiFs workluFQn ,aalapprbaoh'
ing jpaas s7saoms bio In ;los7sm sdi
TISsIG- DWELLINGS. =,
HaSjf SIS .bOob rasru 400 .'iIDu
AqFsfSa Esfe n 919I aIIT aSSSSsthe sans
height an ~ n2 qslsnnGGliye outer apPssfraBae
between A dwelling, and 2 st99|yie.;, The
buildings were made Of a limestone spft,as
iolial X, peculiar tm that Iegi ion, switch could
easily bssachoIlpedeiupr any gaimepsieasn,,
whensssid inatAe wallswhiehy Yas from
thEsa t0idys feetythick, limestone mortar
was poured over them, 6lling ,pp, ,hacracks
and intersticrs,-thus making it suitd
strttct,ire.n fiiitheI tshtsrSf eath House iwas
d Sodtt0 8r tadSle,bu rof which were On.
frances lttothe eating sleeping and otalsr
fooihs, including ale stahrels RheT~ipdows
N font were frohf two I'd III rtse seat wide
And fromshfteen twenty feet ohigii, with
otnHsas,fbfH tfassIi bas prvseUatHby iroe
AgpESs f f. f9F bottom mi , Or the inside
ye, w29}ffp, hurtttsEs t. be III Sl9sSe ed ghts
Or during storm The doors w pTeG terely
large sn gates With WSY eEes i II Sns4 81 them
so that the yisltoar3s' Could AHass
repass, iuithnlt'nneuAng the ,laig, safe }. In
fine weather, which usually prevailed, the
|dsaiinss iEstso SO "a ppshdRRI ' 6ppt'that per
SONS passipso tndths street, 'or sidewalks
but two feet wide,-could see the Whole
internal arrsngesasmtpf drawing room q
paslor1the ladies and miAtus seated In op
lP9site yt1bhts, pdfHug otheif asitNs cigar
q slfSs s' S SsgSlsYSSs, tsAsi pslsh
bbars, abto thal latter, gpAch, tbe SAP eiaSi Ar
bother iienhghtened 'D0untxias3b The aaari
f*ersof teaaehs;Sstonac Of marbIeI iactcydin,
Itprths means ,3f the family. TIE midi,
or upper le;lassss bIb bent mrSaltaRtss qnfp
thecomsout aud pleasure, ofs III sixl ladies
I'phe' volante is queer sortnofq : ntYo
wheeled gig. Tie wheels are far back, thu
seat, Or bop f6t thenfair occupant, Il sup
IsAed 9pIithe lsiAaft, tbs, mIs, the Ipowe
mlich aasves thia siSsir, not 9ply,dtaSiaa
hthe nwei ght"behiu,t,b but, carrying on hi
back al, tbs, s T5F -tgiTmPs sleek negro, Yitl
au fancy gspdr gSpa yoApi}9F 9holppq size!
spurs I'M lilsd ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I IAs vQlant'
I is An fnssiDHaUh sofl gtast sostetpgion, ant
when 1t is not IN use, is kept h'ttSsJ Of th,
dbedront lspE51 ,aa,,
" N PUBLIC AMUsENrRqaniI
W yps CgNEgyEyg ,4elf relatives in ssPsisih
|" n 10 Sh9l2ls 3tohi u ,9no leu .s1 b
are much given to pulltsn f86sprrcSfemepts
They M thy +heaters, opera housds, aGpi
4a tIta aS ssssfsssr INA & ppeesAfRo S
f%ith Them. They patronizs thencS cklng
\ pain and warm at tte bull fight sTh,
,tiaines' ispasiA pleasure hiths n sao, o
boulevard. 1t is an avenue 1875 feet wild,
| .ud . vv,0la In lao<vxh fN, >lthar aida Ia